My friend he is very tall.The book I bought yesterday it is useful.Taiwan it is a beautiful country.

三句都有「雙主詞」——中文話題-評論結構直接搬到英文的產物。在 IELTS Speaking 跟 Writing 都扣分嚴重。

為什麼是 Taiwanese 特有錯誤

中文是話題-評論(topic-comment)語言:

我朋友,他很高。 那本書,我昨天買的,很有用。 台灣,它是個美麗的國家。

把「主題」先提出,再對它評論——完全合法的中文。但英文是主詞-謂語語言——一個句子只能有一個主詞

錯誤拆解

| 中文話題 | 英文主詞 | 為什麼錯 | |---------|---------|---------| | 我朋友,很高 | My friend he is tall | 兩個主詞:my friend + he | | 我爸爸,工作很努力 | My father he works hard | 兩個主詞 | | 這本書,很有趣 | This book it is interesting | 兩個主詞 |

正確寫法(三種)

法 1:直接刪代名詞

My friend he is very tall.My friend is very tall.

最簡單。適合短句。

法 2:關係子句 (Band 7+)

The book I bought yesterday it is useful.The book that I bought yesterday is useful.The book I bought yesterday is useful. (省略 that)

關係子句把「我昨天買的」放進去修飾 book——一個主詞 + 一個動詞 + 關係子句。

法 3:重組成兩個句子

Taiwan it is a beautiful country, it has good food.Taiwan is a beautiful country. It has delicious food.

句號切開——兩個句子各自有主詞。

五個 ❌ vs ✅ 對比

| ❌ Wrong | ✅ Correct | |---------|-----------| | My sister she works in Taipei. | My sister works in Taipei. | | The film we watched it was boring. | The film we watched was boring. | | Japan it has four seasons. | Japan has four seasons. | | My teacher, who is very kind, she helps everyone. | My teacher, who is very kind, helps everyone. | | This problem, it is difficult. | This problem is difficult. |

Speaking 版本最常發生

Writing 有時間檢查——Speaking 即興壓力下,雙主詞跑最兇。常見:

My hometown, it's in the south of Taiwan, and it's very hot.

改:

My hometown is in the south of Taiwan, and it's very hot.

Speaking Part 1 跟 Part 2 開頭一句說了雙主詞——examiner 心裡就先扣 Grammar 0.5。

Quick Drill — 挑出雙主詞並修正

  1. My parents they both work in hospitals.
  2. The restaurant we went to last night it served excellent food.
  3. Taipei 101 it is one of the tallest buildings in Asia.
  4. My best friend, Sarah, she lives in London.
  5. The movie that I watched yesterday, it was very boring.
  6. English it is a difficult language for Chinese speakers.
  7. My grandmother, who is 85, she still exercises every day.
  8. The book that you lent me, I finished it yesterday.
  9. Night markets they are popular in Taiwan.
  10. My boss, he is very strict.

Answer Key (以「刪代名詞」為主)

| # | 修正 | |---|------| | 1 | My parents both work in hospitals. | | 2 | The restaurant we went to last night served excellent food. | | 3 | Taipei 101 is one of the tallest buildings in Asia. | | 4 | My best friend, Sarah, lives in London. | | 5 | The movie that I watched yesterday was very boring. | | 6 | English is a difficult language for Chinese speakers. | | 7 | My grandmother, who is 85, still exercises every day. | | 8 | I finished the book that you lent me yesterday. (重組) | | 9 | Night markets are popular in Taiwan. | | 10 | My boss is very strict. |

自我校對技巧

寫(或錄)完後,找每個主詞——問:「這個動詞的主詞是誰?」如果答案是「前面那個名詞」——那後面的 he / she / it / they 就是多的,刪掉。

為什麼這個錯誤特別貴

雙主詞同時扣:

  1. Grammar Range(結構不對)
  2. Coherence(句子冗贅)
  3. Speaking Fluency(顯得在中文思考)

修掉它 = 三項同時進步。


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